TSA administrator wants bomb-sniffing dogs at all major U.S. airports

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Fri Apr 8, 2016 2:01pm EDT

TSA administrator wants bomb-sniffing dogs at all major U.S. airports

WASHINGTON | BY JULIA EDWARDS

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration's Peter Neffenger said Friday he would like to see explosive-sniffing dogs at all of the nation's largest airports.

The dogs would allow cleared passengers to pass directly into "pre-check" lanes that include a metal detector but do not require passengers to remove their shoes or bagged liquids, TSA Administrator Neffenger said.

"I would likely to dramatically increase the number of dogs we have," Neffenger told reporters at TSA headquarters.

The transportation oversight agency currently uses 222 dog teams to sniff for explosive materials around cargo, 140 of which are trained to sniff passengers as well.

Neffenger said he would like all of the dog teams to be trained to sniff passengers by the end of the year or the beginning of 2017.

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[liberal N proud]

1. It would surely improve wait times